The further we get into this campaign, the more I don't want to see many of the media darlings win the nominations. But unlike many previous elections, there are a couple of candidates that I think are just good people, even if I don't necessarily agree with all of their positions ( Read more... )

( Theme: Daughter )

After reading about the "101 goals in 1001 days" idea in Barbara's blog, I thought it would be interesting to sit down and write them out to see what I'd do, given the time and ambition. When I got it done, I thought about how I would track it and looked online for a spreadsheet that had nifty bells and whistles for tracking goals like this. I ( Read more... )

Father went to college
Father finished college Agriculture, I think
Mother went to college
Mother finished college MRS degree ... I mean, linguistics. Then, an MA in fine arts (lots of painting and sketches, I remember)
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor An uncle is a history professor at PrincetonWere the same or ( Read more... )

I read Inuyasha fan fiction on a regular basis and follow some of the blogs where people submit small stories of all kinds. (Inuyasha is a manga/anime series set in Japan following the adventures of a girl who finds herself 500 years in the past fighting demons (youkai) with friends she makes there. Demons aren't all evil, though.) One of the LJ ( Read more... )

Roses are red
Violets are blue

YOU SUCK FOR LEAVING A PACKAGE OUT IN THE RAIN IN A PAPER BAG!

Ruth was telling me today about a different personality profile method, and I found this tiny, 12-question quiz. I thought I'd check it out.

( Result: Melancholy Choleric )

Board = $12
Paint = $4
Everyone knowing
that Lisa's 40
Priceless.

*grin* I loved it. It was a little 4x3-ish sign tied to a stop sign in the back roads of Newtown.

( Home Meme )

... I'd say that the person who adapted The Three Musketeers to the silver screen (for Disney, mind you) never even read the book. I'm about a third of the way through it, and it bears no resemblance to it other than that there are a Cardinal and a King; three musketeers of the names Porthos, Athos, and Aramis; and one aspiring guard named D' ( Read more... )